Norwegian Authors' Union

The Norwegian Authors' Union (Norwegian: Den norske Forfatterforening, DnF) is an association of Norwegian authors. It was established in 1893 to promote Norwegian literature and protect Norwegian authors' professional and economic interests. DnF also works in solidarity with persecuted writers internationally.[1]

Rådhusgata 7, Oslo serves as offices for the Norwegian Authors' Union, the Norwegian Critics' Association, the Norwegian Writers for Children and the Writers' Guild of Norway.

As of 2004 the association had 513 members. The author Heidi Marie Kriznik has led the organization since 2017.[2]

Organization activities

The Norwegian Authors' Union Literary Council annually awards a number of government and independently established scholarships to both members and non-members. The Literary Council consists of nine members and provides counsel on all matters of literary art, in addition to decisions on awards. A number of famous Norwegian authors have been members of the council.

List of leaders

1894– Gustav Storm (non-fiction section)
1894–1896 Arne Garborg (fiction section)
1894–1896 Andreas Aubert
1896–1900 Jacob Hilditch
1900–1903 Jacob Breda Bull
1903– Moltke Moe
1903–1905 Gerhard Gran
1905–1908 Vilhelm Krag
1908–1910 Jacob Hilditch
1910–1913 Hans Aanrud
1913–1916 Peter Egge
1917–1919 Nils Collett Vogt
1920–1922 Johan Bojer
1922– Ole Lie Singdahlsen
1922–1923 Oskar Braaten
1923–1928 Arnulf Øverland
1928–1932 Ronald Fangen
1933– Oskar Braaten
1934– Johan Bojer
1935– Peter Egge
1936–1940 Sigrid Undset
1940– Georg Brochmann
1941–1945 Alex Brinchmann
1946–1965 Hans Heiberg
1965–1971 Odd Bang-Hansen
1971–1975 Ebba Haslund
1975–1977 Bjørn Nilsen
1977–1981 Camilla Carlson
1982–1985 Johannes Heggland
1985–1987 Karsten Alnæs
1987–1991 Toril Brekke
1991–1997 Thorvald Steen
1997–1999 Inger Elisabeth Hansen
1999–2001 Karsten Alnæs
2001–2005 Geir Pollen
2005–2012 Anne Oterholm
2012–2017 Sigmund Løvåsen
2017– Heidi Marie Kriznik

References

Norwegian Authors' Union official site Archived 2008-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
"Den norske Forfatterforening", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), 2017-08-15, retrieved 2021-04-28

External links

Official website (in Norwegian)

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[1] Norwegian Authors' Union official site Archived 2008-12-26 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Den norske Forfatterforening", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), 2017-08-15, retrieved 2021-04-28